Chapter 1
2 years later
"Alec, Tash, get down from that tree." shouted Sandy, "Jesus Christ, the amount of times I've had to tell you not to go up there, you'd think you would understand not to do it!"
Tash obediently swung down from the high tree-house and grinned sheepishly at her foster mum.
"Sorry…but we can't help it. We like it up there. It is so quiet and we can talk about anything we want to and don't have to worry about anyone hearing…" she apologized.
Sandy wasn't listening now. Where was Alec? She thought worriedly. "Alec?" she shouted again.
"I'm just coming now mum!" replied Alec. "Hang on a sec. I just need to do something…."
"You come down now!" cut in Sandy.
Alec grimaced at Myra. She grinned back at him impishly. He liked that. Her green eyes glistened like emeralds and her dusty blonde hair seemed to glow in the early afternoon sunlight. All this sneaking around because Sandy didn't like Myra. Alec hated it. He shook his head vigorously, gave Myra a final kiss on her lush lips and swung down agilely. Myra sighed unhappily. They never spent enough time together. And she didn't like the fact that Tash always had to be there. It was so embarrassing.
Her dad, Drew, had died six years ago, when she was eleven, and her mum, Alice, who supposedly died only two years ago, was still reported missing.
She thought about Alec going home and having his dinner and…
"Oh damn, old Paddy's going to wonder where I am…damn…damn…damn…" she muttered angrily. Peering through the thick branches she checked that Sandy had gone home with the others and jumped down from the tree. She hit the ground running and was off towards her house.